Persona: Falling Stars

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I know there are a few Persona rps around already but I am REALLY obsessed with it atm. *Points to name and profile.* Hopefully this idea is new at least.

On a slightly different time line and plot than Persona 3, but focuses on the same idea. So long as you've played any Persona joining this will be easy. And I am trying to stay away from most of the characters there was in the game, but they can be mentioned/show up as NPCs throughout the RP.

Setting is nine years before the events in the game. The school has just recently opened. It's near the end of the first month of the school year. Starts on 4/29 with the characters off of school.​

Introduction
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A man who seeks power meets his demise, and leaves others to suffer in his place. This is what happened to the leader of the Kirijo group. ​

His quest for power lead him to the Shadows, beings which were thought to have the power to control time and space. He and a team of scientists studied them in hopes of using their power for themselves.​

While that was their main objective they did also study Shadows inside the human mind, or Personas, as they were later named.​

It appeared as if everyone had a Persona lying dormant within their minds but most are too weak to awaken or the person simply does not have the ability to call upon the power. However... They thought it would be possible to force one's 'awakening.'​

They were able to do so. It didn't work with everyone they tested this on, but they found ten individuals who they were able to force an awakening on before the incident...​

They lab in which these experiments took place blew up and the Shadows they were testing on fled into the night. As a result of this not only did many die that night but the Dark Hour and Tartarus were made.​

A year has passed since then without much incident, but it would appear that much is about to happen...​

The Dark Hour​

This is the result of a foolish man's desire for power. It is a time between each day, a 25th hour which starts at the stroke of midnight. Normal humans are transformed into coffins where they will sleep until the hour is over. And once the hour is up they will have no memory of The Dark Hour. Only those with the potential to use a Persona are able to function freely in the Dark Hour, but until they have summoned their Persona they are very likely to forget everything which happens in the hour. There are a few exceptions though; people who cannot use a Persona yet are still able to function normally within the Dark Hour. They are normally adults as it takes years for a non-persona user to get used to the Dark Hour. Also, another side effect of being active in The Dark Hour is that one will grow tired much faster than normal. People can get used to this effect after a while, but it does take some time to do so. Another important note to take about The Dark Hour is that this is when Shadows are active. They can lure out humans from their coffins and feed off of their psyches. The victims will not die, however they will become what Persona-users and the like know as “The Lost,” which is explained as Apathy Syndrome to normal people. They basically become mindless people with very little energy to do anything, even speak correctly.

How the Dark Hour looks like. Red being water.​

Tartarus​

On Tatsumi Port Island, or simply Port Island for short, was the lab where all of the experiments took place. After it was destroyed a school was made in its place, however many of the students soon vanished. These cases are still new and the reason is most likely connected to Tartarus. It is a tower which the school transforms into during The Dark Hour. It appears to be a nest to Shadows, one which they rarely leave expect when the moon is full. Exactly how it is the cause of the students' disappearance is unknown as it is unlikely they will stay at the school till midnight. Also, the tower never looks the same on the inside as it grows from the ground each day, causing a random pattern for the floors.

What Tartarus looks like.​

Persona-Users​

There are two types of Persona-users; natural users and forced users. And while which type they are will effect a lot it will not restrict them to one side, meaning they can join whatever group you want them to regardless of what type of user they are.​

Natural Users: These are those who awoke to their power naturally, normally in stressful situations. Most of them are on their own unless they have ran into other Persona-users during the Dark Hour. Maybe one of these can be in the Kirkjo Group as either a new or old member. As this rp focuses more so on the forced users I will only allow a few of these, five being my limit. But even that is kind of pushing it. Three is perfectly okay though. [If I do make a character who is a natural user it will not count here, so I will not be taking up a spot so 3-5 others will be able to make one. And only one Natural-user per person.]

• Pros: They will have full control over their Persona and will be more powerful than forced-users.
• Cons: They have to use an Evoker to summon their Persona and have no power from their Persona outside of The Dark Hour. Evokers were made by the Kirijo Group but it is possible that some other group started making them. Just get my permission on this if that is something you're interested in using for your character. An easier way to explain how they got their Evoker is that they found one during the Dark hour, as they sudden appeared a few days after their power awoken.

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Forced-Users: These are the ten who were tested on in the labs before it was destroyed. All of them were young at the time as the tests failed on adults. Some disagreed with the Kirijo's group's ways and took the destruction of the lab as a distraction to get away while others stayed because they either didn't care, believed that the leader was right or the new leader would be better, or for their own reason.

• Pros: They do not need an Evoker to summon their Persona during the Dark Hour and may even be able to use it during normal time, though doing so is much harder and puts a lot of strain on the body. However they have access to their Persona's powers during the normal hours of the day whether they be passive or non-passive abilities.
• Cons: Since their power was forced their Persona will try to kill them. It wasn't meant to be. To prevent being killed by their Persona they must take pills which suppresses their powers and going off of these pills can be fatal. Also, they are weaker than natural-users.

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Evokers​

They are normally in the shape of a gun which one must shot themselves with to summon their Persona. It's possible to summon one's Persona without one, as it is unlikely they had one when they first discovered their power, but by doing so after their Persona is dismissed they will pass out, even for days. And unlike in the game where they summon their Persona to use one move and then it vanishes until summoned again in this their Persona stays out and fights alongside them. However, prolonged use will tire the user out.​

Types of Persona​

Personas are classified by the major arcana. Also, there's support Persona, ones who are poor with attacks but can sense Shadows and tell their weaknesses, Persona with no elemental weaknesses, but then no resistances, ones specializing in a certain element, with its respective weakness, and ones with several resistances but with poor attacks.

Here is a list of Persona. Stay away from the overpowered ones if you do take one from this list. I will allow some to use Personas such like Alice, etc, but only with my permission. You also have the choice of making your own Persona. Your Persona's arcana must reflect the user as Persona are the personification of someone's psyche. Ignore the fusion spells. Enhance and 'bad spells' count as a support type. Every type is allowed one passive skill no matter what it is if they wish too.​

Port Island

Spoiler: Map

Warning with the below links. Some are pictures but it was hard location decent pictures and I didn't want to spam you with many links to get a good image of what each place looks like. So instead some are links to a webpage. They are there for images and details of the area and nothing more. So long as you only read that stuff you will have no spoilers. Do not read past them if you wish to avoid spoilers for Persona 3.​

Places on the island are as followed:

Gekkoukan High School: The building stands where the lab once did. Uniforms look like this. [It's black. Can go without jackets for summer and change it up slightly if you wish.] The school store contains some food along with book covers. The clubs which the school offers are the Archery, Music, Art, Photography, Home Economics, Fencing, Volleyball, Tennis, and Cooking clubs. The sports teams are the Boxing, Kendo, Swim, and Track teams. And there is also the student council.
Paulownia Mall: Game Panic, an arcade, Power Records, music store, Aohige Pharmacy, Mandragora, a karaoke bar, the police station, Be Blue V, an accessories store, Chagall Cafe, and Club Escapade can all be found here. It is open 24/7.
Iwatodai Station: Octopia, a place that sells Takoyaki made with a mystery meat, Wild-Duck Burger, a fast food joint, Bookworms, a book store ran by a couple and their son who is in his twenties-thirties, Sweet Shop, Hakagure, a ramen shop, Wakatsu Restaurant, a shushi bar, Beef Bowl Shop, and Book-On, a manga store, can be food at the strip mall near by. All are closed during the night.
Port Island Station: Screen Shot, a movie theater, and Rafflesia, a flower shop can be found here along with a decent sized outdoors cafe. However, the back alleys are known to be gang-spots and can get pretty dangerous. Though so long as you don't go looking for trouble and avoid annoying anyone is should be fine, but they hate outsiders and think it to be weird to go there in a school uniform.
Naganaki Shrine: Offer money, pray, or draw a fortune for a small fee.
The Dorm: A dorm for students at the school. It is currently open for anyone to move in to. The command room is currently a normal meeting room and the chairman officer is currently used by the dorm owner, a NPC. [First two rows are enough. I will be looking for something better in the mean time.]​

Moon Phases​

Shadows become very strong on nights of the full moon and even dare to venture out of Tartarus. And New Moons effect Persona's attacks. [You can either rp the attacks changing or I may drop in randomly and be like "lolnope. that attack is now this. >some other random attack<" It will only last for the night. Will be an interesting touch I hope.]​

Days to next full moon: One
"Did you know the moon grows full...?"

Rules:
No god-mods,
Cussing is allowed, just no going overboard,
Fade out to black if you must, just don't go too far with romance. Though it is encourage,
Only one natural/forced persona-user per person. Only someone can have one of each though. Should try and focus getting the forced users first though,
Thoughts, "talking" and try to post at least three sentences per post,
Common sense should fill up the rest of the rules.​

Profile Templates​

You do not have to be a Persona-user. You can also be one able to function during the Dark Hour, a normal human being, and there's even some anti-shadow weapons still around... Androids. Though I will only allow one of them to be a playable character. They can summon a Persona with a built in Envoker and are fully functional in The Dark Hour. I would hope one who takes this role has played the game before, otherwise it my just be left empty. Here is a list of skills. It must fit in with what type of Persona they have. Only the first skill on each chart is allowed but their skills can change over time as they get stronger. Four is the max atm. Unlikely I will allow more but that is still a possibility. Keep this in mind as well; ice users will not have fire skills. [Least not in this rp.] It is possible for people will no resistances/weaknesses to have skills in opposites elements but they are likely to focus more on attack. And those one hit kills will not do such. One hit kills attacks are simply really strong. Hama and Mudo are light beam/shadow blast instead, respectively. Some of the other skills will be applied differently as well. Lastly, you can use one of the Persona from the game so long it isn't a special one. Nothing from fusions, it has to be one found through shuffles. If you have not played any Shin Megami Tenshi games it may be best just to stick with making up your own Persona. And in case I forgot to mention this, Personas can look like anything. From humans to animals, and anything in-between.​

Code:

[B]Username: [/B]
[B]Name: [/B]
[B]Age: [/B]
[B]Gender: [/B]
[B]Persona-User?: [/B]Yes/No
[B]If yes, which type: [/B]Natural/Forced
[B]Bio: [/B]
[B]Personality: [/B]
[B]Appearance: [/B]You can also use this part to describe how they wear their uniform, if they go to school that is.
[B]Weapon: [/B] Can use whatever they wish. Would be unlike someone who does not know of Persona to have one but that will be allowed still, like if they're in a club, etc. 
[B]Any after school activities?: [/B] Optional. Can have none starting out but may join some later. Can be in more than one as clubs meet on several days and do not require attendance every day, just don't go overboard. 
[B]Skills: [/B]Unrelated to having a Persona or not. Cooking, fencing, etc.
[B]Anything Else: [/B]

Fill out one of the following and remove the other:

If a natural user;
[B]Persona's Name: [/B]
[B]Persona's Type: [/B] Support, attack, magic [and which element], healer.
[B]Persona's Arcana: [/B]
[B]Persona's Skills: [/B]
[B]Resistance(s) : [/B]If Any.
[B]Weakness(es) : [/B]If any.
[B]Persona's Appearance: [/B]

If a forced-user;
[B]Persona's Name: [/B]
[B]Persona's Type: [/B] Support, attack, magic [and which element], healer.
[B]Persona's Arcana: [/B]
[B]Persona's Skills: [/B]
[B]Resistance(s) : [/B]If Any.
[B]Weakness(es) : [/B]If any.
[B]Skill the user can use during normal hours: [/B]Only one and the Persona must know it. Rather than having them able to do attacks I'd prefer it to be something like healing, sensing Persona, etc [like if they have a skill that increases attack the user will be rather strong, and it'd be a passive type thing.] Unless you give them minor, and I mean minor, control over their element.
[B]Persona's Appearance: [/B]

[B]Compendium Info: [/B]For both types of users. If an existing Persona than the site I linked will have the info you need. If you made this one up then put something about the Persona. Some are based off of myths or poems, and the like. Like a short bio for the Persona.

Accepted Characters​

Spoiler: Ishimaru, Aya

Username: Fuuka Yamagishi
Name: Ishimaru, Aya
Age: 17
Gender: Female.
Persona-User?: Yes.
If yes, which type: Forced
Bio: Since she was an orphan it was easy for the Kirijo group to take her without having to deal with the police. She then had to undergo several experiments so they could awaken her Persona. Aya rarely complained as she thought it better than having no one pay any mind to her, but she couldn't help but to feel as if everything about the group was wrong. Her feelings were proven true when she found out the real intention of the group. Afraid that Aya would tell the world of what they were doing the group had her locked away. Only when the lab started to be destroyed could she escape. Since then she has been living on the streets, lost as to the meaning of life until recently. She sees The Lost all around her and wishes to help them, but do not feel as if she can alone. But it is unlike her to ask for help so instead she roams the Dark Hour, looking for Persona-Users. Once she sees one awaken she gets an Envoker, stolen from the lab as she made her escape, and leaves it for them the next time she sees them in the Dark Hour with a note on how to use it and the note also explains what a Persona is and that it is the only weapon against the monsters, Shadows. Currently has a job and found her own apartment. Is finding it hard having club and a job and the Dark Hour but tries to do them all nonetheless.
Personality: Before she was at conflict with herself, questioning what was right and what was wrong. When she got away from the lab she slowly began to realize that she must decide such for herself, and her resolve transformed her Persona into what it is currently. [Lovers=a symbol of finding agreement with an ordinary friend or even two conflicting elements within.] She tries to be kind to everyone who needs help, though she is more likely to help from the shadows than in person. Isn't much of a fighter as she will normally try and find a peaceful way to solve everything.
Appearance: Wears the uniform normally.
Clicky.
Weapon: Bow in the picture.
Any after school activities?: Archery and photography club.
Skills: Pretty handy with a bow but still kind of new at it. Amateur photographer. And thanks to the Dark Hour she was good endurance. First aid.
Anything Else:

Persona's Name: Freya
Persona's Type: Healer.
Persona's Arcana: Lovers.
Persona's Skills: Dia, Marin Karin, Garu, and Divine Grace.
Resistance(s) : Wind.
Weakness(es) : Electricity.
Skill the user can use during normal hours: Heals faster than normal. A cut will be gone within a day, leaving behind no scar. Broken bones can only take up to a week (at least) to heal fully.
Persona's Appearance: This.
Compendium Info: Based on the belief that some pixies/faries are demoted angels were weren't righteous enough for Heaven but weren't wicked even for Hell, and thus was stuck in-between. "She fell from the Heavens, stopping short of the abyss. Trapped in the world between she was cursed to wander the plains forever in a hideous form until she could find peace within herself. Once that goal was reached she ceased being herself, and transformed into a human like form. Many mistook her as a goddess, so she took on a new name and in return for their offerings she brought them good health."

Spoiler: Kawazoe, Junichiro

Username: Fuuka Yamaghishi
Name: Kawazoe, Junichiro
Age: 17
Gender: Male.
Persona-User?: Yes.
If yes, which type: Natural.
Bio: He had his awakening when a Shadow lured his mother away. He followed after her only to be attacked by said Shadow, after it had feed off of his mother that is. He thought she was dead, and was sent into his first violent rage, summoning his Persona. He was able to kill the Shadow but the rage did not stop there. He remembers nothing after that until waking up in the hospitable a week later. He was told his mother died in a strange, unexplained incident which he blamed on the Shadows. He didn't have any way of using his Persona and since the Shadows rarely come out he hasn't had any reason to even try. However, he recently was told about the Lost and realized that it wasn't the Shadow that killed her, he did. He attacked the person who told him and ran off. This was during the last full moon so the Shadows were out. He ran into a group of them and summoned his Persona once more, venting his rage on them. When he awoke a few days later he found a gun next to his bed with a note explaining that it was an Envoker, a means to summon his Persona easier and at will.
Personality: Doesn't seem to care about anything and is normally calm. However he often has violent urges which he cannot control. Only the sight of blood stops him, normally.
Appearance: Instead of the normal school jacket he wears his own plain black one. No one normally says anything about it as he is rarely there anyway.
This with black eyes instead.
Weapon: The black one only.
Any after school activities?: N/A
Skills: Close-ranged combat. He doesn't know how to do much other than fighting. Hand-to-hand mostly, rarely uses his weapon.
Anything Else: Lives in the dorm.

Persona's Name: Vladimir
Persona's Type: Magic, dark.
Persona's Arcana: Devil.
Persona's Skills: Mudo, Life Drain, Evil Smile, and Null Dark.
Resistance(s) : Dark.
Weakness(es) : Light.
Persona's Appearance: Click. Always appears covered in darkness with blood floating around him. He also floats himself. Some assume he may be just a torso as in the fight with the warrior of light or while in the abyss his lower half was cut off. None know for sure though.
Compendium Info: "As one who tainted his hands in the forbidden arts he was cursed to wander the abyss. Unknown to most, however, he clawed his way back to the surface where he brought forth chaos with his blood magic. Only when a warrior of the light came to seal him away did the blood soaked soil became cleansed."